Classes + Courses
Advanced Placement
Advanced Placement offers both courses and exams. There are over 35 options.
Courses can be taken online or in-person. Exams are offered every May. Scholars can take the exam as a "self-study" or as part of an AP course. Scholars will register themselves in AP Classroom to get access to great resources then pay the school site for the exam to complete the exam order. No one will know the exam score unless scholar chooses to share it - scholars can retest the following year if they don't get the score they wanted.
For more information, visit https://ap.collegeboard.org/
INTERESTED?
For courses, talk to your school counselor or visit UC Scout for online options - https://www.ucscout.org/courses/
For exams, visit the SDUSD AP site - https://sites.google.com/sandi.net/sdusdap/ap-exams/order-exam
AVID
AVID - Advancement Via Individual Achievement - is a class that started at Clairemont High in 1980 before spreading worldwide! Students will learn how to connect with others, organize their things/thoughts, and strategies to successfully study. For more information, visit https://explore.avid.org/what-avid-is/
INTERESTED?
Talk to your school counselor about enrolling in AVID.
College Courses + Career Pathways
High-quality college and career pathways vary by school site but all include four key components: Academic Rigor, CTE Sequence of Courses, Work-Based Learning, and Comprehensive Student Supports. For more information visit https://www.sandiegounified.org/departments/college_career_technical_education
INTERESTED?
Talk to your counselor about enrolling into CCTE classes.
SDUSD HONORS
Honors
Honors courses are courses that offer students more challenging, in-depth study of a topic. In order to give the weighted (GPA boost), students must complete an end-of-course exam or project. For more information on honors courses, you can search the SDUSD course of student - https://www-classic.sandi.net/DAR/COS_24-25/search.asp
INTERESTED?
Talk to your counselor about honors course enrollment.
International Baccalaureate
SDUSD proudly offers 8 International Baccalaureate schools, which are world-famous rigorous whole-child educational programmes. The aim of all IB programmes is to develop internationally minded people who, recognizing their common humanity and shared guardianship of the planet, help to create a better and more peaceful world. For more information visit https://ibo.org/
INTERESTED?
You are invited to visit any of the IB schools to learn more and inquire about enrollment.
Leadership & Military Science
JROTC courses are another way for students to show progress on the college and career readiness indicator. Their motto: “Motivating young people to become better citizens!” For more information visit https://sites.google.com/site/sdusdjrotc/home
INTERESTED?
Talk to your counselor about enrolling into JROTC.
UC Scout
Basic and Plus courses are free to CA public school students! They are student-led (no instructor) courses that contain a blend of video lectures, tests, quizzes and other assignments, which combined, provides an A-G approved course. For more information visit https://www.ucscout.org/basic-and-plus/
INTERESTED?
Visit the link above and if you need / want to take the AP exam, you can order it at bit.ly/sdusdAP